How can I have a colourful shrimp tank with minimal culling?

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beanbag 9

beanbag 9

I am not well versed on shrimp genetics, but I would like to keep a shrimp tank that is "colorful" without having to do too much culling, or giving away shrimp that are clear or murky. The tank size will only be 3 gallon, so maybe at most a dozen shrimp.

Option 1) is what I am currently doing, which is to get one female shrimp of each color, and so they will never breed. This was working ok for a while until one my shrimp "self destructed" by getting berried with unfertilized eggs and dying. (I have a thread about that in the Health and Care forum)

Option 2) is to get a bunch of crystal red shrimp and go ahead and let them breed. I don't care too much about fraction of red or white, but hopefully it won't result in a bunch of clear shrimp by the end?

Option 3) is to get a bunch of random Taitibee shrimp from a local Craigslist seller and just let them "go at it". I don't know what will happen in this case. Will it also result in a bunch of dud shrimp? I'm not trying to be a breeder or seller, so I don't care about aiming for certain traits.

Option 4) is to get a bunch of neo shrimp all the same color (e.g. blue, orange), but my understanding is that the "solid-ness" of the colors will degrade with each generation, and occasionally there will be a shrimp of a different color?

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Zoidburg 131

Zoidburg 131

Okay, so since you have Controsoil, are you using RO water and GH remineralizers?

Or tap water?

I'm not sure where you are, but I know there are a *TON* of shrimp enthusiasts in California. Not all tigers are clear, either. This chart below shows some of the different blue tigers (not actual shrimp pictures, but gives you an idea.... I don't really see red though)

There are also tangerine tigers which range from yellow to orange with spots and stripes on them.

Or I myself have YKK's which are believed to be TT hybrids with something else... they're just yellow shrimp but a *nice* yellow.

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beanbag 9

beanbag 9

Yes, there are a lot of shrimp people in California, but California is also a big state. That list you gave me last time was for Northern California, so some of those guys were still 2+ hours drive away. I live in Silicon Valley Bay Area, so there should be a lot of shrimp people here, but I don't see many selling bee shrimp. I did find thru Craigslist a guy selling CRS, and another guy selling thoroughly mixed Taitibee.

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sdlTBfanUK 98

sdlTBfanUK 98

That is why I wanted Taiwan bees and it was worth the years of trial (though didn't think so at the time) and many errors. Not only do they produce other Taiwan bees but mine have produced ones I never even expected, started with a few red ruby, red wine, blue steel and blue bolts and now have:

Red bolt, blue shadow panda, panda, all black, all red, red mosura, black taiwan bee, black king kong, black mosura. Some have dodgy, jazzy markings which some may consider culls but they are still beautiful to me!

not to mention some have part pinto patterns as well. I am well happy but never expected such a variety from the first dozen mixture, ie I didn't start with any shrimp that had ANY black at all!

I don't know what may happen longer term with them but am super happy so far.

Iput a few pictures in the gallery if anyone wants to see them (I don't want to hijack someone elses thread)?

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Hmmm went to the fish store to take a look at their livestock of crystals. Did not like what i saw, lots of dead ones in the tank and some had the creepy planaria in it??!!?! (This slimy friend still creeps me out) Decided to go with a guy that takes his shrimps from a breeder. My yellow neos came from him and i remembered the water it came in was good. He sent me a photo of the guys. Hope all goes well. Picking them up on monday.

Have a read of this in the Health and Care forum.
Is it similar to Chitinolytic bacterial disease or Rust disease?
There are some suggested treatments in that article. Carvacrol oregano oil might be a good place to start with as treatments go.

Hi Ladies and Gents,
I need some help. Some of the shrimp in my PRL tank are starting to loose their colour and go translucent. I noticed this morning that the shell of one of them has changed to a light pink. He still has the thick white shell, its just the white part is turning pink. I'll attach a photo later on today. I know pink means internal bacterial infection but his "insides" look fine, its just his shell. By the time I went to get my phone to take a photo he ran to the other end of the tank ... typical.
My water prams
Ph: 6.6
Gh: 6
Kh: 0
TDS: 241
Temp: 22-24 degrees
I know my Ph and my TDS are a little high so I've been lowering it slowly over the last few weeks. I didn't want to change it too much and shock them. I do a 10% water change weekly and drip my new water in. I use a mixture of RO and tap water. I have fluval stratum in the tank and also have Indian almond leaves, subwassertang moss and cholla wood. I have green walls for them and I use a sponge filter.
Is this a Ph problem or is this bacterial? I've attached a photo of one of the females that have changed colour and who have gone translucent.
I appreciate all your help!

Can hardly see anything except for the silhouette of a shrimp.
Shine a torch on it while taking a picture.
But without seeing it, I can take a guess that it might be Rust disease.
Yes, that's contagious. And have you read the sticky in the Health subforum?